Coming soon from Author TM Smith
Dare to Hope, An All Cocks story book 4
{NOTE: This is an unedited blurb that will likely change before the release of the book.
Dare to Hope is still a work in progress.}
Tristan
Brennan is the second oldest Brennan boy, the odd man out as it were. Where
most men in his family have chosen a career in law enforcement, Tristan chose
to be a Psychiatrist, he chose to help people in a different way. Tristan stays
in the background, he is quiet and restrained. Because he saw the way some
people reacted to his little brother coming out, Tristan chose then not to
reveal his own sexuality. But meeting the grieving Gabe and the PTSD ridden
Micah are making Tristan re-think many things about his life.
Gabriel
Simenson is still in mourning from the loss of his lover in a random act of
violence that rocked all the men at All Cocks. The only thing stopping Gabe
from drowning in his misery is the friendship he has forged with Micah, the newest
model at All Cocks. At everyone’s urging, Gabe agrees to counseling with
Tristan, but only if Micah will go with him.
Micah
can relate to unbearable loss, having lost his leg and his sanity in Iraq.
Alone and broken but still beautiful on the inside and out, Micah found a home
at All Cocks. There he is accepted, loved, and supported. It’s hard to let go
of the past though, especially when the war haunts his dreams. Micah has found
something that was missing doing gay porn, human contact.
Three
scarred, broken and lonely souls, adrift and alone. Micah carries the scars
from the war scattered along his body, carefully concealed by all the ink he
got specifically to cover them. It still hurts Gabe just to breath, having lost
a piece of his heart the night Gio was killed. Tristan has the love of his
family and the security his job brings, but his life is still lonely. As the three
men grow closer, Tristan feels more alone than ever, unsure of which man he
wants to spend his life with. He doesn’t realize that not everything has to be
a choice, sometimes you can have both.
An Exclusive Excerpt from Dare to Hope
{NOTE: Dare to Hope is work in progress and has not yet going through edits.
This is an un-edited excerpt simply meant to wet your whistle.}
Dinner
had been a bit awkward initially. It seemed no one wanted to start a
conversation. Clipped words, awkward looks and uncomfortable body language were
the appetizers for the evening. Eventually, Micah asked Tristan about work and
school and that led to a comment about his family, and the conversation picked up
from there.
“Seriously,
your family was upset that you decided to become a psychiatrist?” Gabe asked
Tristan.
Tristan
nodded as he shoveled a bite of manicotti into his mouth, chewing before he
washed it down with a sip from his wine glass. “When you come from a long line
of men that have worn blue, a large family that is equal parts Irish, Italian
and pig headed, everyone is stubborn to a fault. Once they all figured out I
was serious and what I was learning really made me happy, they backed off.”
Micah
drank the last bit of wine from his glass then grabbed the bottle and filled
his glass before topping off Tristan and Gabe’s glasses with the last few
drops. Tristan waved the waiter over, tapping the top of the empty bottle,
indicating he wanted another one for the table.
“What
about you Micah, what did you want to be when you grew up? Was it always the
army, or was that decision maybe a spur of the moment thing?” Tristan asked. It
wasn’t a subject Micah talked about freely, but he understood that Tristan was
just trying to get to know him better, not pry about his injury.
Micah
chuckled as he reached for his wine glass. “No, the army definitely wasn’t spur
of the moment, but it’s not what I dreamed about when I was little either.” He
paused to take a healthy sip from his glass then placed it back on the table
next to his plate. “Believe it or not, I wanted to be a cowboy when I was
little.”
“Really?”
Gabe laughed.
“Yep.
I was Woody, you know from the movie Toy Story.” Micah smiled remembering the
happy day. “Well, I was Woody for Halloween one year and I fell in love with
the boots and the cap gun. After that I started watching re-runs of Bonanza and
The Lone Ranger and I told my mom I was going to be a real life cowboy one
day.” The mention of his mother clouded
Micah’s mood for a moment before he shook his head and inhaled a deep breath,
pushing any thoughts of his family swiftly away.
Gabe
chuckled, eyes down while he filled his fork with pasta then stabbed at a
meatball and shoved the whole thing into his mouth. Micah laughed, it was funny
seeing Gabe’s cheeks poking out, sauce trailing from the corner of his mouth
down his chin.
Napkin
in hand, Tristan reached out and wiped the sauce off Gabe’s chin. Shaking his
head but smiling, Tristan said, “You’ve got a mouthful of pasta…” and before he
could finish the sentence Micah said, “…and balls!” He and Tristan both cracked
up while Gabe did his best not to choke as he tried to swallow his food while
laughing.
Gabe’s
eyes watered from the mixture of laughter, chewing and choking, but he finally
managed to swallow and when he opened his mouth to speak, he burped. This just
caused the three of them to laugh ferociously again and Micah was fairly
certain he coughed wine up through his nostrils, the burn was so intense.
When
they all finished laughing, Gabe cleared his throat and smiled, lifting his
glass in the air. “For the longest time, I didn’t think I would ever laugh
again. Thank you both; you don’t know how much I needed this night out.”
“I’ll
second that.” Tristan held his glass up.
“Here’s
to stuffing your mouth too full, not choking to death, drinking some great wine
and laughing out loud with new friends.” Micah tipped his glass in the air and
the three glass clanked loudly when the met.
Catch up on the other books in the series before Dare to Hope releases this spring!
Gay for Pay
An All Cocks story, book 1
Fame and Fortune
An All Cocks story, book 2
How to Deal
An All Cocks story, book 3
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NOTE: All 3 books are available individually through the links listed above
A military brat born and raised at Ft. Benning Georgia; TM Smith is an avid reader, reviewer and writer. A Texas transplant, she now calls DFW her home. Most days she can be found curled up with a good book, or ticking away on her next novel.
Smith is a single mom of three disturbingly outspoken and decidedly different kids, one of which is Autistic. Besides her writing, she is passionate about Autism advocacy and LGBT rights. Because, seriously people, Love is Love!
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